Sulky



s. ELLIOTT. SULKY (No Model.)

No. 521,878. Patented June 26, 1894.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STERLING ELLIOTT, OF NEWTON, ASSIGNOR TO THE HICKORY WHEEL COMPANY, OFSOUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

SULKY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 521,878, dated June 26,1894.

Application filed October 14, 1892. Serial No. 448,801. (No model.)

may be arched if desired, and two forks or yokes connected thereto atthe extremities. These forks or yokeseach comprise two substantiallyparallel arms, joined or connected together at their upper ends, and theends of the cross-bar are preferably joined or connected to the centralpart of the crown or head of the forks.

The drawing shows in rear side view a sulky having a supporting frameembodying this invention.

The seat a, and shafts b, are or may be as usual, and are also braced orsupported in any usual or suitable way. The supporting frame consists ofa cross-bar or piece c,'and two forks 0', 0 connected thereto at theextremities. These forks are made alike or substantially so, eachcomprising two substantially parallelarms, joined or connected to getherat their upper ends, and at the central part of the crown or head ofeach fork a nipple 0 projects upwardly, and is screw threaded internallyto receive the externally screw threaded extremity of the cross-bar c.The cross-bar c, is bent at or near each end, so that the extremitiesoccupy substantially vertical planes. The wheels cl, are supported onshort axles secured to the lower ends of the forks, and said wheels areherein represented as having pneumatic or broad tires. The wheels d, itwill be seen, are quite small in diameter, but I do not limit myinvention to any particular. size of wheel. These forks while hereinshown as screwed into the ends of the cross-bar, may be brazed orotherwise connected thereto. easily constructed and convenientlyassembled, and it will be noticed that the forks may be readily detachedwhenever desired.

One, important advantage of having the forks easily detachable, is thatif any repairs are necessary the wheel and its supporting frame may beremoved as an entirety and sent to the factory, instead of being obligedto remove the wheel from its fork, which-is a more or less tediousoperation, if ball bearings are provided for the Wheel, and furthermoreby having forks detachable, the expense of shipment is very materiallyreduced.

I claim 1. In a sulky, the combination of the shafts, seat and wheelsand a supporting frame for said parts consisting of a cross-bar havingdownwardly projecting ends, and forks detachably connected to theextremities of said cross-bar, substantially as shown and described. n

1 2. In a sulky, the combination of the shafts, seat and wheels, and thesupporting frame consisting of the cross-bar having downwardlyprojecting ends, the extremities of which are screwthreaded, and forksfor the wheels'having screw threaded nipples at the crown or head toreceive the screw threaded extremities of said cross-bar, substantiallyas shown and described.

3. In a sulky, the combination of the shafts, seat and wheels, and asupporting frame for said parts comprising two forks for the wheels, anda cross-bar the extremities of which are connected to the crown or headof said forks, substantially as shown and described.

This supporting frame is 4. A sulky having a cross bar with its ends twosubscribing witnesses.

STERLING ELLIOTT.

Witnesses:

BERNIOE J NoYEs, LUCY F. GRAVES.

